1. Tokugawa
Shogunate
Chapter 20

2. Feudalism
A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service Japan:
Shogun
Land - Shoen
Loyalty
Land - Shoen
Daimyo
Daimyo
Loyalty
Samurai
Samurai
Samurai
Food
Protection
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant

3. Full Samurai Attire

4. Code of Bushido
Fidelity
Politeness
Virility
Simplicity

5. Zen Buddhism
A Japanese variation of the Mahayana form of Buddhism, which came from India through China.
It reinforced the Bushido values of mental and self-discipline.

6. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) Appointed shogun by the Emperor
Moved capital to Edo (Tokyo)
Established military government

7. Tokugawan Economy
More economic integration than political centralization—daimyos still had autonomy
Established trade/road network based on rice
Growth of merchants—though not admired
Portuguese brought firearms to Japan
“gunpowder revolution”
Traded silver and copper with the Dutch
Merchant class becomes rich! 

8. Catholic Jesuits in Japan
St. Francis Xavier [First Catholic Missionaries in Asia]

9. Reactions to Christianity and Foreign Influences
Japan closed off to all trade [except to the Dutch and Chinese]. 
The Dutch were restricted to a small island in Nagasaki harbor
Japanese Christians persecuted and Christianity is forbidden
Had to provide certificates from Buddhist temples proving faith
The government is centralized with all power in the hands of the shogun
Domestic trade flourishes

10. Decline and Crisis Population growth Rice prices unstable
Rice brokers getting rich at expense of samurai
“Forty Seven Ronin” ( )
Senior minister provokes daimyo into drawing sword
Daimyo must perform seppuku
His followers become ronin—want to avenge their daimyo; they kill the senior minister
Law of the Samurai???
Ronin must perform seppuku
TRADITION VERSUS MODERNIZATION BECOMES ISSUE FOR JAPAN!

11. Seppuku: Ritual Suicide

12. Mitsui Takafusa Andrea II
Everyone read pages
Each group take 1 section of document
Answer the following questions:
What does the source reveal about the level of commercialization in the Japanese economy?
What perspectives does the source offer concerning the merchant’s place in Japanese society, in particular the relationship of merchants to the daimyo and samurai?